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Dec. 19th, 2008
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Reason #37 I won't be getting an iPhone
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He told Reuters: "What we found is validation of the same argument - if you put people in certain situations, they will act in surprising and maybe often even disturbing ways."
He said that it was not that there was "something wrong" with the volunteers, but that when placed under pressure, people will often do "unsettling" things.
Even thought it was difficult to translate laboratory work to the real world, he said, it might partly explain why in times of conflict, people can take part in genocides. -
A review group had considered keeping a westbound lane open for buses. However, that option would have extended tram works into 2010.
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A quick roundup of the research
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Opera moves to version 10. Badly coded browsers sniffers detect it as version 1. Many websites suck. A lot.
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Wow. Space sure is pretty.
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Mr. Stewart presented 413 people with mock credit-card bills of £435.76 (about $650) that were identical except that only half mentioned a minimum payment of £5.42. Participants were asked how much they would pay.
Among those inclined to pay the bill in full, the presence of the minimum payment hardly made any difference. However, those who wanted to pay just part of it handed over 43 percent less on average when presented with a minimum payment. In the real world, this would roughly double interest charges. -
Which looks at what papers reference each other and builds a graph/map of how the subjects are intertwined.
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Aristole postulated that all good things were made of "win." That was a pretty good guess, but he was drunk and probably also having an orgy. Modern day awesominers know there are actually 118 fundamental "awesoments" that compose all good things. The Periodic table of Awesoments can be a very useful tool. It's designed to show the relationships between awesoments, and often one can even predict how awesoments interact simply by their positions on the table.
This is what YouTube _should_ be used for - distributing short films made by people who would otherwise not have any way of getting them seen.
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meihua)Christmas Spirit
Dec. 19th, 2008 08:27 pmI don't like sending Christmas cards - but this year I've had a few, so the spirit of christmas guilt has infused me with a sense of responsibility.
And I've donated £25 to Oxfam for the emergency relief in Zimbabwe.
If you sent me a card then feel free to have a warm glow in your heart.
And I've donated £25 to Oxfam for the emergency relief in Zimbabwe.
If you sent me a card then feel free to have a warm glow in your heart.